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Alibris (Dec 23 2005 19:59 GMT) - Price: $20.45; Rating: 2. |
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Becoming Myself (Dec 23 2005 19:59 GMT) - Some time ago I decided to do this fun exercise where I wrote down five people whose personal style I like, and then made a list of items I would want to have in my ideal wardrobe. |
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Impeachment Nonsense (Dec 23 2005 19:59 GMT) - Administration critics, political and media, charge that by ordering surveillance on communications of suspected al Qaeda agents in the United States, the president clearly violated the law... It takes a superior mix of partisanship, animus and ignorance to say that.George Washington University law professor Orin Kerr finds "pretty decent arguments" on both sides, but his own conclusion is that Bush's actions were "probably constitutional."!?@$#$!!??? |
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Threat to the Dalai Lama's Life (Dec 23 2005 19:59 GMT) - ....a private news channel yesterday quoted Chennai police officials, saying that they had received an alert from Dalai Lama's chief security officer that ''a seven-member team from Tibet'' had left for Amaravati to assassinate the spiritual head of Tibet.--Link (Direct) - Link (Reputation Tracking) - Discuss [1] - Reply - Recommend |
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Some quiet victories for human rights - Editorials & Commentary - International Herald Tribune (Dec 23 2005 19:59 GMT) - In a world beset by terrorist violence, natural disasters and war, small signs of progress are often overlooked. So it's no surprise that even as Western donors spend millions to foster the "rule of law" from Baghdad to Bolivia, recent advances across three continents have attracted little notice.the real meaning of the rule of lawthe former dictator or the government or a global corporation stands on a level playing field with the victim, the oppressed, the abused and the poorthis is the march of progresshail to the law--Link (Direct) - Link (Reputation Tracking) - Discuss [1] - Reply - Recommend |
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France Lawmakers Endorse File-Sharing (Dec 23 2005 19:59 GMT) - A French government crackdown on digital piracy backfired Thursday as lawmakers rebelled by endorsing amendments to legalize the online sharing of music and movies instead of punishing it....An 11th-hour government offer to give illegal downloaders two warnings prior to prosecution was not enough to stem the rebellion. Instead, the amendments voted would legalize file-sharing by anyone paying a monthly royalties duty estimated at $8.50.Flat rate, all you can eat. |
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More Contests, More Opportunities To Alienate People (Dec 23 2005 19:59 GMT) - Within the next few days, I will be posting New Year's resolutions of assorted digerati among the blogosphere. One of my own resolutions, after the clusterfuck that was the Weblog Awards (and our endorsement of blog-pal Ethan), should be to steer as clear of those things as possible. But since it isn't 2006 yet, allow me a couple of more plugs for friends: |
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Mike's America Local Paper Hires Howard Dean? (Dec 23 2005 19:59 GMT) - On the day Iraq became the first Arab nation to elect a free and independent governmenment, my local newspaper ran the following headlines front page and above the fold: "Vote in Iraq has citizens skeptical: Many already say they think parliament election pointless." Followed up with: "Voting opens with violence. |
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